MIXED FIELD

NZ Truth, Issue 1190, 20 September 1928, Page 12

MIXED FIELD

Ashburton Handicap Prospects (From "N.Z. Truth's" Chrlstchurch Rep.) The series of South Island rehearsals for the coming spring : oarniyals commences at Ashburton on .Saturday, when principal interest will be centred on New Zea- ; land Cup candidates., THOUGH acceptances have not been 1 posted at time of : writing, good fields seem assured for the two chief 'events, the Ashburton Handicap and the Farewell. 1 In the longer race Count Cavour heads the list,, but he should need more racing, as he did last year, to reach his best form, which should appear about November. Thorndale has gone temporarily amiss, while Sir Roy still looks a bit soft.' Fairy Herald must be taken on chance over a distance m this class. Footfall's. work, on the track has been most satisfactory, while the same applies to Chlokwheat, which won the race last year. The Buckwheat ' gelding would beat almost anything on the, tracks, but he has invariably failed 'to reproduce it m public. The impressive manner m which he has be'en beating everything m his track work brings him under notice for Saturday's handicap. Of those at the lower end of the handicap, First Sight and Malmsey are likely to start m shorter races, and of the remaining half-dozen Hoylake reads well. The English horse has been working over a distance and he looks m great buckle to run out a solid ten furlongs. In a field comprising half fresh horses and half "lffers," Hoylake, Chickwheat and Footfall have most appeal.

[N the middle stages of his races Holus * Bolus has been showing paoe of late. FINISH HIM TT is a tragedy to see a good horse like 1 Kiosk be unsound, but unsound he is. He was sore at "Wanganui and Bill Dwyer decided to take no risks. He was to be sent home this week and his racing days are over. On looks and breeding he should make a wonderful sire. DALE STAR punters at Wanganui * wore lucky. Vigilance, coupled with him, went to the front and was not headed. Pale Star never looked a winner. THERE is going to be a lot of money * for Benzora the first time they like him. CONSISTENCY A, MODEL of consistency is Partaga and he won and ran third at Wanganui last week. In his winning effort he was bottled up on the turn and when he got through he put m a remarkable run to get up and succeed. Bert Morris and ho are old cobbers now. JACK CAMERON came to Wanganui — smiling as per usual. He said The Hawk was galloping along as well as ever. TF a horse ever, had a chance of win- •*■ ning'a race it was Frahcolln m the Debutante at Wanganui. She got all the best of It; and then failed. In fact, It was rather a miserable effortr— all things considered. , W/ONDERFUL Is the only way to de,*V scribe the 'price paid by Gaze at Wanganui. And' what a job he made of them! TE KOROItE materially affected * ' Royal Game and Pangolin when he started to hang m over the last furlong the first day at Wanganui. PASHIER is going to be heard of a lot this season if he goes on the right way. He is a good, courageous sort and will improve, as he is yet green. Young Rangi Marsh rides him well.